Where does “żmerald” come from?

żmerald (Maltese) comes from Italian smeraldo, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

żmerald (Maltese): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “żmerald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansmeraldoemerald; emerald-like in colour; emerald green
2Latinsmaragdusemerald
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →